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High Speed Rail project to proceed without Singapore; KL line to end in Johor: Report
December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020 4:50 PM
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is expected to restart the twice-delayed High Speed Rail (HSR) project but without Singapore's involvement, with the line ending in Johor and not Jurong East, The Malaysian Insight (TMI) news site quoted a source as saying on Sunday (Dec 13).
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is expected to restart the twice-delayed High Speed Rail (HSR) project but without Singapore's involvement, with the line ending in Johor and not Jurong East, The Malaysian Insight (TMI) news site quoted a source as saying on Sunday (Dec 13).
Mahathir says wants plot of Johor land for rail link to Singapore, if true sultan now owns it
May 03, 2019
May 03, 2019 10:07 PM
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday (May 4) that his government is keen to take hold of a 4.5ha plot of land in Bukit Chagar in Johor, to build the rapid transit system (RTS) to Singapore.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday (May 4) that his government is keen to take hold of a 4.5ha plot of land in Bukit Chagar in Johor, to build the rapid transit system (RTS) to Singapore.
KL wants six more months to mull over JB-Woodlands rapid transit link
April 01, 2019
April 02, 2019 5:00 AM
KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia is asking for six more months from Singapore to deliberate on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) that will link Johor Baru to Singapore.
KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia is asking for six more months from Singapore to deliberate on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) that will link Johor Baru to Singapore.
Malaysia asks for six more months to deliberate on Johor Baru-Woodlands rail transit link
April 01, 2019
April 01, 2019 3:38 PM
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is asking for six more months from Singapore to deliberate on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) that will link Johor Baru to Singapore.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is asking for six more months from Singapore to deliberate on the Rapid Transit System (RTS) that will link Johor Baru to Singapore.
Hype over Jakarta's MRT launch turns political ahead of Indonesia election
March 28, 2019
March 28, 2019 11:03 AM
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The hype over the inaugural operation of Jakarta's first MRT has quickly morphed into a political game involving two former allies: Governor Anies Baswedan and his predecessor and former boss, President Joko Widodo.
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The hype over the inaugural operation of Jakarta's first MRT has quickly morphed into a political game involving two former allies: Governor Anies Baswedan and his predecessor and former boss, President Joko Widodo.
Traffic-choked Jakarta opens first MRT line
March 24, 2019
March 25, 2019 5:00 AM
JAKARTA • Indonesia's capital inaugurated its first mass rapid transit (MRT) system yesterday, a US$1.1 billion (S$1.5 billion) project seen as crucial to tackling some of the world's worst traffic congestion.
JAKARTA • Indonesia's capital inaugurated its first mass rapid transit (MRT) system yesterday, a US$1.1 billion (S$1.5 billion) project seen as crucial to tackling some of the world's worst traffic congestion.
Indonesia's Jakarta inaugurates MRT system to tackle one of world's worst traffic jams
March 24, 2019
March 24, 2019 11:34 AM
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's capital will inaugurate its first mass rapid transit (MRT) system on Sunday (March 24), a US$1.1 billion (S$1.5 billion) project seen as crucial to tackling some of the world's worst traffic congestion.
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's capital will inaugurate its first mass rapid transit (MRT) system on Sunday (March 24), a US$1.1 billion (S$1.5 billion) project seen as crucial to tackling some of the world's worst traffic congestion.
Chaos calms but train collision shakes consumer confidence in Hong Kong's MTR
March 19, 2019
March 19, 2019 2:25 PM
HONG KONG - There was less chaos during Hong Kong's Tuesday morning (March 19) rush hour, even as services between Central and Admiralty stations on the Tsuen Wan line remained suspended for a second day following Monday's collision between two trains on a trial run.
HONG KONG - There was less chaos during Hong Kong's Tuesday morning (March 19) rush hour, even as services between Central and Admiralty stations on the Tsuen Wan line remained suspended for a second day following Monday's collision between two trains on a trial run.